Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
Attractions near Waltham
The nearest draw to Waltham: Acadia National Park, 16 mi away
Yearly visitors to Acadia National Park number about 4.1M. There is no place to visit inside Waltham; there are 9 within 40 miles. They include 4 museums, a national park and a mountain. Make a day of it at Farnsworth Art Museum, 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
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Camden Snow Bowl
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 16 mi south
Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to find them
Most of the 9 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Waltham. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
Each of the 12 is within 60 miles.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Waltham → · Waltham’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Farnsworth Homestead: Unknown, Public domain · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0
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